Chemical Reactions in Our Lives

Chemistry and Chemicals

Composition What a material it made of

Structure How the elementary particles

are put together

Properties The characteristics of the

material

Reactions How it behave with other

substances
 Chemical reactions
happen when
• a car is started
• tarnish is removed from silver
• fertilizer is added to help
plants grow
• food is digested
• electricity is produced from
burning natural gas
• rust is formed on iron nails
Tarnishing of silver

Corrosion (rusting) of iron

Everything in our lives from materials
to life involve chemical reactions

• glass (SiO2)n
• metal alloys
• chemically treated water
• plastics and polymers
• baking soda, NaHCO3
• foods
• fertilizers and pesticides
• living beings
RESPIRATION